Caidsdad Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Hello, after living in Vulgaria sorry I mean Bulgaria for 3 year's and thinking I was going to make a living here, it's going to be time to return to civalisation as in Western Europa, and my long term dream of having a house in France, I would like to buy a barn to convert or a derelict and do all the work my self, I can do nearlly everything for myself , I'm sure someone has done this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I suggest you do your homework well first and read many many threads of all subjects on forums such as this one. Don't be fooled into thinking that France is a cheap place to live and work, those days are long gone as have cheap properties unless you find a pile of stones but materials and having utilities connected can be eye-popping. The red tape here can be a nightmare,so you will need to learn a fair bit of french to get on and remember that if you are not working and are under official retirement age, you must fundyour own healthcare and if you have not paid into the social security system,you get nothing out!Sorry to sound negative but have seen so many come without doing any investigations and homework or even visiting before and discover they have made a huge mistake both with the chosen region, no chance of getting a job and generally ending up poorer than ever with no help forthcoming and I would hate for you to fall into that trap if you had not been warned. Saying that, many folks do make a go of it here, we did 20 years back and would not go elsewhere now but it is a hard life and taxes and charges are high unless you are retired with a good hefty pension forthcoming each month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I also suggest you do your homework - and a lot better than you did before you set off for Bulgaria [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ice-ni Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Only 1 thing matters - having sufficient income.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 John.I was kind of assuming that the OP does not have an independent income Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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